Transforming public opinion about European integration: Elite influence and its limits

European Union Politics

Volumn 16, Issue 2, 2015, Pages 157-175

  Vössing, Konstantin ^a  

^a HUMBOLDT UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Elite influence; European integration; identity; political explanations; public opinion

Indexed keywords

EID: 84930509015     PISSN: 14651165     EISSN: 17412757     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1465116515572167     Document Type: Article

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